KOMBUCHA

Kombucha fungus in unrecognizable man hand. Healthy organic pro biotic fermented tea beverage. Natural light and rustic style
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FOOD & DRINK
What Is Kombucha, Anyway? If You Still Don't Know, Now You Will.
By Ellen Kanner
Naturally sweet and bubbly kombucha is more fun than popping a probiotic pill -- and has several health benefits.
How to brew your own kombucha.
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Here's How To Brew Your Own Kombucha
By Kira Brekke
It's cheap and easy.
VIDEOS
How To Brew Your Own Kombucha
Brewing Kombucha is cheap and easy to do at home. Skip the pricey store bought bottles and make your own batch of 'buch!
Three parts of the process of making kombucha (a fermented tea drink) at home. At centre, a large jar where strong tea has been blended with sugar, filtered water and some previously made kombucha as a starter, with a mother floating inside to help the ferment. At left, a kombucha 'mother', or SCOBY - symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. At right, some completed kombucha has been bottled with raspberries added for flavour and colour. Kombucha is a trendy drink that is said to be nutritious and have probiotic properties.
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TASTE
Everything You've Been Too Afraid To Ask About Kombucha
By Julie R. Thomson
Plus, step-by-step illustrated directions on how to make your own batch.
NEW YORK
And I Was All Like 'Bye Felicia'
By Jamie Silverman, Contributor
Associate creative director, animal lover, reader, runner and ...
While dating, I began to notice certain recurring trends that biased how I viewed every guy I went out with; criteria that resulted in often unsubstantiated 'Bye Felicias.'
FOOD & DRINK
My Foodie Feast at the Fancy Food Show
By Judy Freedman, Contributor
Boomer Blogger
I often attended this show when I was working in the food industry. I still consider myself a 'foodie' and am ever curious
Last Night at Kingman - Kombucha
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TASTE
What Kombucha Really Is, For Those Of You Who Drink It But Don't Really Know
By Julie R. Thomson
You might pick up a bottle when stopping in at Whole Foods, you might really love the slight effervescence and its sweet
WELLNESS
It's Sugar Season: How to Cope
By Drew Ramsey, M.D., Contributor
Psychiatrist, Author, Farmer Assistant Clinical Professor of P...
Keep what I call the 'Golden Rule of Sugar' in mind as you're going from holiday party to holiday party: Only eat sugar -- whether it comes in the form glucose, fructose or sucrose -- with nutrients, namely, fiber, fats, minerals and phytonutrients from plants.
FOOD & DRINK
Kombucha: A Love Story
By Food Riot, Contributor
Play with your food.
Certainly, I did not fall in love with kombucha because it is cute and cuddly. Mention of the fermented tea often garners
STYLE & BEAUTY
Kombucha: 7 Beauty Products Made From This Fermented Tea
By Dana Oliver
1. Marie Veronique Organics Treatment Serum. $90, MVOrganics.com. Blended with vitamin B5, niacinamide, argan oil, emu oil
FOOD & DRINK
Reduce, Reuse, Revive! How This Kombucha Company Is Changing the Bottling Industry
By Dark Rye, Contributor
An online magazine from Whole Foods Market
No one can deny that it's supremely healthy. And when it's brewed right, it can be really delicious.
STYLE & BEAUTY
Fashion Designer Makes Clothes With Fermented Tea (VIDEO)
By Chanel Parks
It's time to put down that cup of tea and consider wearing it. Okay, you don't have to do that right this minute. But, Sacramento
FOOD & DRINK
Foods We Wanted To Hate, But Accidentally Love: Kombucha
By Rebecca Orchant
I wanted to hate it, but this crazy vinegar soda grew on me.
FOOD & DRINK
Foods That Weren't Popular 10 Years Ago (PHOTOS)
By Nile Cappello
Yes, there was a time where grocery stores didn't sell kale chips.
WELLNESS
Kombucha Tea: Is It Healthy?
By Meredith Melnick, Contributor
Senior Enterprise Editor, HuffPost
When friends ask me if kombucha is really good for you, I say with great confidence: I have no idea.
FOOD
Watch: Cultured Pickles and the Coca-Cola of Fermented Foods
By Kirsten Dirksen, Contributor
Co-founder, faircompanies.com
For Alex Hozven, food is either living or dead. At her Cultured Pickle Shop in Berkeley, California, she tends 20,000 pounds of vegetables that "breathe" carbon dioxide. She's simply pickling vegetables, but to most of us used to "dead food," it's a foreign concept.
FOOD
Kombucha, Alcohol Laws: Fermented Drink May Be Subject To Alcohol Regulations
WELLNESS
Kombucha Tea Attracts A Following And Doubters
Looks and aroma notwithstanding, kombucha is gaining popularity among those who favor organic beverages, and it is showing